Research Fellows

R. Paul Herman is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, and founder and CEO of HIP Investor. He is a globally recognized leader and author in sustainable finance, impact, ESG, and SDG measurement — and investing to pursue positive impact and profit. HIP (Human Impact + Profit) Investor produces and licenses 130,000 […]

Bing Low is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, and an interdisciplinary PhD student in Economics and Computer Science in University of Missouri-Kansas City. He completed his M.A Economics in University of Missouri-Kansas City. Currently, he is doing projects with GISP focusing in policy analysis with the focus on product space

Alex Williams is Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, a graduate student at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, and a working music librarian and recordist. Alex is currently researching policy options for mitigating the procyclicality of state and local government budgets at the Levy Institute. His forthcoming thesis on this

Surya Darma Hamonangan is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. Surya is a founder of Movement 272, which advocates for the policy of “Job Guarantee and Basic Income” (JAMPPI) in accordance with the Indonesian Constitution Article 27 Clause 2. He is an author and source for Modern Monetary Theory and Job

Rajendra Rasu is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. He was trained in mathematics and has always been natural in problem solving. He is the founder and CEO of SR Capital Advisory (founded in 1991), which has been advising top business houses across south India. Rajendra is often sought after for special-situation advisory,

Çiğdem Ateş Saygili is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. Cigdem is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Economics, and is a graduate research/teaching assistant at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. In her Ph.D. studies, Cigdem focuses on Applied Macroeconomic Theory, DSGE Modeling, Gender Macroeconomics, Modeling of Gender, and Structural Transformation.

Alexander Valchyshen is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. student in the Economics department of UMKC, under the supervision of Dr. Scott Fullwiler. He holds a M.S. in Economic Theory and Policy (2019) from the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College. He completed his Master’s thesis under the

Mabrouka M’barek is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. She was an elected member of the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly from 2011 to 2014. Her efforts focused on including provisions of food, resources, and economic sovereignty in Tunisia’s new constitution, which she helped draft. Mabrouka is the editor of Cities of

Nathan Tankus is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. Nathan is also the Research Director of the Modern Money Network. He is an expert on Modern Monetary Theory, central banking, financial regulation, and the legal foundations of money. He has written for a wide variety of publications including the Financial Times, Business

Sam Levey is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and a PhD student in economics at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His research interests include monetary theory and the history of monetary systems. He is currently working on the economics of war and mobilization, to understand how lessons learned